South African Dutch

American  

noun

(used with a plural verb)

1. the Boers.

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adjective

1. of, relating to, or characteristic of the Boers.

South African Dutch British  

noun

1. (not used in South Africa) another name for Afrikaans

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Example Sentences

Joyce Cornvelt, South African Dutch girl, came back to Holland when her father's death left her an orphan.

From Time Magazine Archive

Still, there is a party among the South African Dutch that sees no necessity for the invasion of German Southwest Africa.

From New York Times, Current History, Vol 1, Issue 1 From the Beginning to March, 1915 With Index by Various

They travelled, with their wives and children, their wagons, as with the ancient Scythians and with the modern South African Dutch, being at once their conveyance and their home.

From Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 1 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History by Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis)

Possessing for two centuries no book except the Bible, the South African Dutch communities are fond of comparing their lot with that of the 'Chosen People.'

From Native Races and the War by Butler, Josephine E. (Josephine Elizabeth Grey)

The same prophecy was being made not more than three years ago of the South African Dutch.

From The Framework of Home Rule by Childers, Erskine